University of Texas faculty make effort to acquire old manuscripts, historic documents

  • Church member Margaret Vrana, 82, places a batch of cherry kolaches in the oven in the recreation center kitchen during the annual Kolache Bake Sale at Saint Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church November 15, 2014. See this year’s event in the next Sunday Sun. SUN ARCHIVE
    Church member Margaret Vrana, 82, places a batch of cherry kolaches in the oven in the recreation center kitchen during the annual Kolache Bake Sale at Saint Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church November 15, 2014. See this year’s event in the next Sunday Sun. SUN ARCHIVE

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    November 24, 1922

    We Will Meet All Prices: We Are in the Market For Your Turkeys — Be Sure and Call Us Before You Sell — At Florence: Call Willie Tomlinson, At Briggs: Call Ratliff & Moore and B. F. Lindsey, At Andice: Call McMasters & Felps, At Georgetown: Call M. Israel & Co. ,Inc.

    Phone 192 * Fink’s Overalls wear like a pig’s nose. See them at The Toggery * Mr. Adolph Kohutek was painfully hurt in an automobile accident at Taylor. The car in which he was riding and a Ford truck collided, throwing the wounded man to the ground. * Members of the University of Texas faculty and library staff are making special efforts to acquire old manuscripts and documents relating to the history of Texas. It is thought that many citizens of the State have in their possession numerous old papers of a special value to them, which would be of historic interest to research students of history and of general interest to display among the archives of Texas Collections in the care of Mrs. M. A. Hatchet, archivist of the University. * John McLeod, who lives near Bertram, had the misfortune of losing his barn and contents this week by fire. Several bales of cotton, seed and some corn were lost. The cause of the fire is not known.

    November 18 & 20, 1979

    “Promises, Promises” by Fred Milholin Mirror, Mirror, on the floor, Behind the Oval Office door, Who’ll be next to tread your face And occupy this exalted place? What about Teddy, will it be him, Or on the other

    hand will it still be Jim? Journalists take up their Bic To inform us that the nation is sick. Teddy gets up before an assembly To prescribe the Kennedy remedy. Politicians promise us this and promise us that When they know they’re talking through their hat. So it matters little it seems to me Who the next “Pres” will be.

    * GHS senior Clint Hawes was a county commissioner for a day last week. He sat in on a long court hearing and got a good dose of county government and the kinds of problems commissioners deal with constantly. Commissioners Wesley Foust, Carl Lidell, Jerry Mehevec and Raymond Rister, along with County Judge C. L. Chance met with Hawes. * Tuesday night the FUMC hosts the Community Thanksgiving service. * Georgetown Municipal Court Judge Tim Maresh held his first jury trial. Previously he determined guilt or innocence in cases brought before him. * Georgetown sales up 24 percent over same time last year * Little Pilgrims Rebecca Cassens and Alan Biscamp laughing together at Christ Lutheran’s Learning Center Thanksgiving meal * Georgetown goes back to twice a week garbage collection. * Deer season opens.

    * Andrea Fedor was the November Guest of Honor at the Georgetown Woman’s Club.

    November 15 & 19, 2006

    Wolf RanchParkwayopenfrom Rivery to Wolf Ranch * Leon Schrank, 68, passed away. He was head of the USDA (ASCS) here for 28 years. * Church of Christ has grand opening * Rev. Romilly “Cotton” Timmins, 74, has passed away. He was Rector at Grace Episcopal for 16 years. * Folks camped out at Walmart to be the first in to get deals on Play-Station 3.

    November 19 & 23, 2014

    Jack Frost Citizens of the Month from East View High School are Macey Heald and Nicholas Bradford. Honored from GHS are Eric Kneffler and Michaelli Morella. * Come and Take It — Members of a group wanting to be able to openly carry handguns walked Taylor streets for two hours, carrying long guns. * Quotes of the Week: “This is pretty incredible — I think I’ll call my professor and tell him I won’t be in class today.” Chris Powell, an army veteran who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, after he received a free home from Sun City developer PulteGroup, during the annual Veterans Day ceremony in the active adult community.